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(v) 07.05 (relating to lettuce (lactuca sativa) and chicory (cichorium spp.), fresh or

chilled);

(vi) 07.06 (relating to carrots, salad

beets or beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots (excluding turnips),

fresh or chilled);

(vii) 07.07 (relating to cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled);

(viii) 07.08 (relating to leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled);

(ix) 07.09 (relating to other vegetables (excluding truffles), fresh or chilled);

(x) 08.06.10 (relating to grapes, fresh);

(xi) 08.08.20 (relating to pears and quinces, fresh);

(xii) 08.09 (relating to apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh); and

(xiii) 08.10 (relating to other fruit (excluding cranberries and blueberries), fresh).

(B) The term "corresponding 5-year average monthly import price" for a particular day means

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or vegetable, for the calendar month in which that

day occurs, for that month in each of the preceding 5 years, excluding the years with the highest and lowest monthly averages.

(C) The term "import price" has the meaning given such term in article 711 of the Agree

ment.

(D) The rate of a temporary duty imposed under this subsection with respect to a Canadian fresh fruit or vegetable means a rate that, includ

ing the rate of any other duty in effect for such fruit or vegetable, does not exceed the lesser of—

(i) the duty that was in effect for the

fresh fruit or vegetable before January 1,

1989, under column one of the Tariff Sched

ules of the United States for the applicable

season in which the temporary duty is ap

plied; or

(ii) the duty in effect for the fresh fruit or vegetable under column one of such

Schedules, or column 1 (General) of the Har

monized System, at the time the temporary duty is applied.

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(B) The Secretary may issue such regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this

subsection.

(8) For purposes of assisting the Secretary in carrying out this subsection, the Commissioner of Customs and the Director of the Bureau of Census shall cooperate in providing the Secretary with timely information and data relating to the importation of Canadian fresh fruits and vegetables.

(9) The authority to impose temporary duties under this subsection expires on the 20th anniversary

of the date on which the Agreement enters into force.

(b) MEAT IMPORT ACT OF 1979.-The Meat Import 16 Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2253 note) is amended

(1) by inserting at the end of subsection (b)(2) the following flush sentence:

"Such term does not include any article described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) originating in Canada (as determined in accordance with section 202 of the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 1988).";

(2) by striking out "1,204,600,000" in subsection

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(3) by striking out "1,250,000,000 pounds" in subsection (f)(1) and inserting "(A) 1,193,000,000 pounds if no import limitation on Canadian products is in effect under subsection (1), or (B) 1,250,000,000 pounds if an import limitation on Canadian products is in effect under subsection (1)";

(4) by inserting "other than Canada" after "countries" each place it appears in subsection (i); and

(5) by amending subsection (1) to read as follows: "(1) If the President

"(1) has

"(A) proclaimed limitations on meat articles under the preceding provisions of this section, or

"(B) entered into one or more agreements

other than with Canada regarding meat articles

pursuant to section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956; and

"(2) determines that the Government of Canada has not taken equivalent action;

20 the President may by proclamation limit the total quantities 21 of articles described in subsection (b)(2) (A), (B), and (C) and 22 originating in Canada (as determined in accordance with sec23 tion 202 of the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement 24 Implementation Act of 1988) that may enter the United 25 States. A limitation imposed under the preceding sentence

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1 shall be only to the extent that, and only for such period of 2 time as, the President determines sufficient to prevent frus3 tration of the limitations placed on meat articles imported 4 from other countries under this section or actions taken with 5 respect to meat articles under agreements negotiated pursu6 ant to section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956.".

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(c) AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT.-Section 22(f) 8 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as reenacted with 9 amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 10 of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 624(f)), is amended by inserting immedi11 ately after "section" the following: "; except that the Presi12 dent may, pursuant to articles 705.5 and 707 of the United 13 States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement, exempt products of 14 Canada from any import restriction imposed under this sec15 tion".

16 (d) IMPORTATION OF ANIMAL VACCINES.-The second 17 sentence of the eighth paragraph of the matter under the 18 heading "BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY" of the Act 19 of March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 832, chapter 145; 21 U.S.C. 152) 20 is amended to read as follows: "The importation into the 21 United States of any virus, serum, toxin, or analogous prod22 uct for use in the treatment of domestic animals, and the 23 importation of any worthless, contaminated, dangerous, or 24 harmful virus, serum, toxin, or analogous product for use in 25 the treatment of domestic animals, is prohibited without (1) a